{"product_id":"2940013469372","title":"GREAT RULERS","description":"CONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALFRED THE GREAT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SAXONS IN ENGLAND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe early Saxons\u003cbr\u003eTheir conquest of England\u003cbr\u003eDivision of England into petty kingdoms\u003cbr\u003eConversion of the Saxons\u003cbr\u003eThe Saxon bishoprics\u003cbr\u003eEarly distinguished men\u003cbr\u003eIsadore, Caedmon, and Baeda, or Bede\u003cbr\u003eBirth and early life of Alfred\u003cbr\u003eSuccession to the throne of Wessex\u003cbr\u003eDanish invasions\u003cbr\u003eHumiliation and defeat of Alfred\u003cbr\u003eHis subsequent conquests\u003cbr\u003eFinal settlement of the Danes\u003cbr\u003eAlfred fortifies his kingdom\u003cbr\u003eReorganizes the army and navy\u003cbr\u003eHis naval successes\u003cbr\u003eRenewed Danish invasions\u003cbr\u003eThe laws of Alfred\u003cbr\u003eTheir severity\u003cbr\u003eAlfred's judicial reforms\u003cbr\u003eEstablishment of shires and parishes\u003cbr\u003eAdministrative reforms\u003cbr\u003eFinancial resources of Alfred\u003cbr\u003eHis efforts in behalf of education\u003cbr\u003eHis literary labors\u003cbr\u003eFinal defeat of the Danes\u003cbr\u003eDeath and character of Alfred\u003cbr\u003eHis services to civilization\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQUEEN ELIZABETH.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWOMAN AS A SOVEREIGN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reign of Queen Elizabeth associated with progress\u003cbr\u003eHer birth and education\u003cbr\u003eHer trials of the heart\u003cbr\u003eHer critical situation during the reign of Mary\u003cbr\u003eHer expediences\u003cbr\u003eHer dissembling\u003cbr\u003eState of the kingdom on her accession to the throne\u003cbr\u003eRudeness and loyalty of the people\u003cbr\u003eDifficulties of the Queen\u003cbr\u003eThe policy she pursued\u003cbr\u003eHer able ministers\u003cbr\u003eLord Burleigh\u003cbr\u003eArchbishop Parker\u003cbr\u003eFavorites of Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003eThe establishment of the Church of England\u003cbr\u003eIts adaptation to the wants of the nation\u003cbr\u003eReligious persecution\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment of national resources\u003cbr\u003ePacific policy of the government\u003cbr\u003eAdministration of justice\u003cbr\u003eHatred of war\u003cbr\u003eGlory of Elizabeth allied with the prosperity of England\u003cbr\u003eGood government\u003cbr\u003eRoyal economy\u003cbr\u003eCharge of tyranny considered\u003cbr\u003ePower of Parliament\u003cbr\u003eMary, Queen of Scots\u003cbr\u003ePalliating circumstances for her execution\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of Mary Stuart\u003cbr\u003eHer plots and intrigues\u003cbr\u003eThe execution of Essex\u003cbr\u003eOther charges against Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003eHer coquetry\u003cbr\u003eHer defects\u003cbr\u003eHer virtues\u003cbr\u003eHer public services\u003cbr\u003eHer great fame\u003cbr\u003eHer influence contrasted with power\u003cbr\u003eVerdict of Lord Bacon\u003cbr\u003eElizabethan era\u003cbr\u003eConstellation of men of genius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHENRY OF NAVARRE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HUGUENOTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cause and the Hero\u003cbr\u003eThe sixteenth century contrasted with the nineteenth\u003cbr\u003eA New Spirit in the world\u003cbr\u003eDifferences of progress\u003cbr\u003eReligious, civil, and social upheavals\u003cbr\u003eJohn Calvin\u003cbr\u003eReformed doctrines in France\u003cbr\u003ePersecution of the Huguenots\u003cbr\u003eThey arm in self-defence to secure religious liberty\u003cbr\u003eHenry of Navarre\u003cbr\u003eJeanne D'Albret\u003cbr\u003eEducation of Henry\u003cbr\u003eColigny\u003cbr\u003eSlaughter of St. Bartholomew\u003cbr\u003eThe Duke of Guise, Catherine de Medicis, and Charles IX.\u003cbr\u003eEffects of the massacre\u003cbr\u003eResponsibility for it\u003cbr\u003eStand taken by the Protestants\u003cbr\u003eThey retire to La Rochelle\u003cbr\u003eBravery and ability of Henry\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Coutras\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Ivry\u003cbr\u003eAbjuration of Henry IV\u003cbr\u003eHis motives\u003cbr\u003eThe ceremony\u003cbr\u003eEdict of Nantes\u003cbr\u003eHenry's service to France\u003cbr\u003eEffects of the Abjuration of Henry IV. on the Huguenots\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIRTY YEARS' WAR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Thirty Years' War a political necessity\u003cbr\u003eAgitation which succeeded the death of Luther\u003cbr\u003eBrilliancy of the period\u003cbr\u003ePersecution of the Protestants\u003cbr\u003eFerdinand II\u003cbr\u003eBohemia\u003cbr\u003eIts insurrection\u003cbr\u003eRenewed persecution\u003cbr\u003eIts success\u003cbr\u003eElector Count Palatine\u003cbr\u003eRallying of German princes against the Emperor\u003cbr\u003eWallenstein\u003cbr\u003eHis successful warfare\u003cbr\u003eConsternation of Germany\u003cbr\u003eGustavus Adolphus comes to its relief\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of Gustavus Adolphus\u003cbr\u003eHis brilliant exploits\u003cbr\u003eBalance of power\u003cbr\u003eDismissal and recall of Wallenstein\u003cbr\u003eThe contending forces\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Lutzen\u003cbr\u003eDeath of Gustavus Adolphus\u003cbr\u003ePeace of Westphalia\u003cbr\u003eIts political consequences\u003cbr\u003eUltimate effects of the Thirty Years' War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCARDINAL RICHELIEU.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABSOLUTISM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eState of France in the 17th Century\u003cbr\u003eElevation of Richelieu\u003cbr\u003eHe perceives the great necessities of the State\u003cbr\u003eMakes himself necessary to Louis XIII.\u003cbr\u003eHis aims as Prime Minister\u003cbr\u003eHis executive ability\u003cbr\u003eHis remorseless tyranny\u003cbr\u003eHis warfare on the Huguenots\u003cbr\u003eAims of the Huguenots\u003cbr\u003eLa Rochelle\u003cbr\u003eFall of the Huguenots\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of the Nobility; their decimation\u003cbr\u003eThe Queen-Mother\u003cbr\u003eThe Duke of Orleans\u003cbr\u003eThe justification of Richelieu\u003cbr\u003eThe Parliaments\u003cbr\u003eTheir hostilities\u003cbr\u003eTheir humiliation\u003cbr\u003eThe policy of Richelieu\u003cbr\u003eHis services to the Crown\u003cbr\u003eHis internal improvements\u003cbr\u003eHis defects of character\u003cbr\u003eNecessity of absolutism amid treasons and anarchies\u003cbr\u003eAbuse of absolutism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOLIVER CROMWELL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eENGLISH REVOLUTION.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Puritans\u003cbr\u003eTheir peculiarities\u003cbr\u003eLove of Civil Liberty\u003cbr\u003eCharles I. and his ministers","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default 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